Dursun Özbek: Could you not find another referee, dear MHK?

The September Ordinary Meeting of the Galatasaray Divan Board was held at the Galatasaray High School Tevfik Fikret Hall. Following all the speakers, Galatasaray President Dursun Özbek made statements from the podium.

Regarding Atilla Karaoğlan, the referee for the Fenerbahçe derby they will play away this week in the Trendyol Super League, President Özbek said, "Last year, I used very serious expressions regarding a referee, Atilla Karaoğlan. After the Trabzonspor match here, I went out and explained how he butchered Galatasaray.

They are assigning the same referee to perhaps the most critical match of the season. It means nothing has changed. Administrations have changed, but nothing else has. Are there no referees left? I said a lot of things about this referee last year. Could you not find another referee, dear MHK? I speak about referees very rarely.

I spoke this assertively about only one person. You appointed that referee out of spite. That is why I am calling out again; if these appointments and these issues are not taken into consideration, the league matches, which are already getting harder every day, will become even more difficult from now on. Attention must be paid to these appointments," he stated.

News Source: İHA